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'''Dependency''', '''dependence''', '''dependent''' or '''depend''' may refer to:

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== Computer science ==
* [[Dependency (computer science)]] or coupling, a state in which one object uses a function of another object
* [[Data dependency]], which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
* [[Dependence analysis]], in compiler theory
* [[Dependency (UML)]], a relationship between one element in the Unified Modeling Language
* [[Dependency relation]], a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
* [[Functional dependency]], a relationship between database attributes allowing normalization.
* [[Dependent type]], in computer science and logic, a type that depends on a value
* [[Hidden dependency]], a relation in which a change in many areas of a program produces unexpected side-effects
* Library dependency, a relationship described in and managed by a software dependency manager tool to mitigate [[dependency hell]]

== Economics ==
* [[Dependant]] (British English) (Dependent - American English), a person who depends on another as a primary source of income
* [[Dependency ratio]], in economics, the ratio of the economically dependent part of the economy to the productive part
* [[Dependency theory]], an economic worldview that posits that resources flow from poor states to wealthy states

== Linguistics ==
* [[Dependent and independent verb forms]], distinct verb forms in Goidelic languages used with or without a preceding particle
* [[Dependency grammar]] is based on the ''dependency relation'' between the lexemes of a sentence
* [[Dependent clause]]

== Mathematics ==
* [[Dependency relation]], a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
* [[Dependent and independent variables]], in mathematics, the variable that depends on the independent variable
* The absence of [[independence (probability theory)]]
** [[Tail dependence]], from probability theory
** [[Serial dependence]], in statistics
** [[Correlation and dependence]]
** [[Mean dependence]]

== Medicine and psychology ==
* [[Codependence]], a pattern of detrimental behavioral interactions within a dysfunctional relationship
* [[Dependency need]], the real need of the organism, or something that individuals cannot provide for themselves
* [[Dependent personality disorder]], a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people
* [[Substance dependence]], an adaptive state associated with a withdrawal syndrome upon cessation of repeated exposure to a stimulus (e.g., drug intake)
** [[Physical dependence]], dependence that involves persistent physical–somatic withdrawal symptoms (e.g., fatigue and delirium tremens)
** [[Psychological dependence]], dependence that involves emotional–motivational withdrawal symptoms (e.g., dysphoria and anhedonia)
** [[Alcohol dependence]]
** [[Amphetamine dependence]]
** [[Barbiturate dependence]]
** [[Benzodiazepine dependence]]
** [[Caffeine dependence]]
** [[Cannabis dependence]]
** [[Cocaine dependence]]
** [[Opioid dependence]]
** [[Tanning dependence]]

== Political science ==
* [[Dependent territory]], a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state but a possession of same
** [[Crown Dependencies]], three specific dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey, and the Isle of Man
** [[Dependencies of Norway]]
** [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealand Antarctic claim

== Music ==
* [[Dependent (record label)]], a German independent record label that focuses on aggrotech, electro-industrial and futurepop music
* [[Dependent Music]], an independent Canadian record label, owned and operated by the artists that were a part of the collective
* [[Dependency (band)]], an American Christian hardcore band

== Philosophy ==
* [[Pratītyasamutpāda|Dependent]] (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance

== Other uses ==
* [[Depend (undergarment)]], a brand of absorbent, disposable underwear for adults
* [[Dependency (project management)]], a link amongst a project's terminal elements
* [[Dependency (religion)]], the relation of a monastic community with a newer community

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